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United Kingdom
Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 36 W x 24 H x 1 D in
This painting, showing crumpled paper and a military belt, reflects nervousness about the world we inhabit, and an awareness of its fragility . As with many of my paintings, I've tried to evoke spatial ambiguity - are the objects in the painting placed on a vertical or horizontal surface? This painting was made in my London studio, which is artificially lit. In Somerset I work by daylight. I think this affects both the tones and the colours of the paintings, and I enjoy exploring these differences.
Painting:Oil on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:36 W x 24 H x 1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
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United Kingdom
I prefer painting objects that are discarded, worn out, and with little or no monetary value (I dislike consumerism and am uninterested in traditional ideas of ‘beauty’ or 'value'). My work is metaphysical in that it addresses the passing of time and inevitable decay, but not symbolic in the sense of particular objects signifying individual ideas. There’s an element of chance (for example, in the way that different fabrics make their own shapes) and I welcome this randomness. I taught art history for many years and my paintings engage with the ideas of past artists and movements. For example, early Modernists often celebrated the flatness of the painted surface in their compositions, and this concern is central to my work. However as Harold Cohen (a tutor at the Slade) once said, artists should aim to reach a place where there are no signposts – where the aesthetic frameworks and preferences of others are left behind, and you take overall responsibility for the decisions you make. For me, this is a guiding principle. I work in oil on cotton canvas, using white spirit to mix the paint (it does not discolour, and produces a fairly matt surface which I like). I’ve tried to develop a painting technique that’s direct but unassertive, as expressive gestures or stylish brushstrokes would ‘get in the way’. To affirm the canvas as a separate physical object, I usually attach dark wooden fillets to the edges. You can see more of my work on my website - biddypeppin.crevado.com
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